Legio VIII Macedonica

Legio VIII Macedonica was a legion of the Roman Army which was raised in Thessalonica, Macedonia in 28 BC by Marcus Licinius Crassus. The legion was raised with the goal of enforcing Roman rule in the Balkans, and, in 27 BC, the legion was sent to assist the Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace against the invading Scordisci. The legion conquered Naissus and then Singidun, conquering the Scordisci, and the legion then took part in Augustus' conquest of Pannonia from the Breuci.